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lance

noun
  1. a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade
    lancet
  2. a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
    shaft
  3. an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
    gig
verb
  1. open by piercing with a lancet
    “lance a boil”
  2. pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
  3. move quickly, as if by cutting one's way
    “Planes lanced towards the shore”